Tag: reconciliation

Tony Macaulay launches ‘Belfast Gate’ in the USA

Written by MacauLay_Author on August 18, 2022. Posted in Latest News, Uncategorized. No Comments on Tony Macaulay launches ‘Belfast Gate’ in the USA

Tony Macaulay at the Belfast Peace Wall in 2019 ‘Northern Ireland author and Milwaukee favorite, Tony Macaulay, author of Paperboy and Breadboy, is returning for the American debut of his latest novel, Belfast Gate.’ Milwaukee Irish Fest Hot on the heels of the hit musical adaption of his memoir ‘Breadboy’ in the Lyric Theatre in Belfast, this week, Belfast author Tony Macaulay returns to Milwaukee Irish Fest for the USA launch of his debut novel ‘Belfast Gate’. Tony says: “The original plan was to launch the book at Irish Fest in 2020, so I’m...

Breadboy Musical Sold Out on Opening Night!

Written by MacauLay_Author on July 28, 2022. Posted in Latest News, Uncategorized. No Comments on Breadboy Musical Sold Out on Opening Night!

On 28th July 2022, the musical adaptation of Tony Macaulay’s memoir ‘Breadboy’ opens in the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. Similar to Paperboy in 2018 and 2019, the show is a sell out! Tony says, ‘When I was a child I dreamed of travelling through time to the past and the future. In 2018 and 2019, when British Youth Music Theatre brought my first memoir to life at the Lyric Theatre, it was like time travel. From the first rehearsal to the final curtain call of Paperboy I couldn’t quite believe I was seeing my childhood brought to life on the stage. Three...

Remembering Desmond Tutu 1931-2021

Written by MacauLay_Author on January 9, 2022. Posted in Latest News, Uncategorized. No Comments on Remembering Desmond Tutu 1931-2021

I met Archbishop Desmond Tutu in 1998, during one of his many visits to Northern Ireland, when he was encouraging and supporting peace and reconciliation. I heard him speak to an audience of community workers in Belfast and then I had the privilege of sitting beside him at a private dinner with local peacebuilders. What I remember most about meeting Desmond Tutu was his humility. He was one of the most famous and respected men in the world and yet there was no hint of arrogance or self-importance. He didn’t boast of his vital role in ending apartheid and working for justice and reconciliation...